$500 Founder Casey Folks Best In The Desert Co-Owners Bryan Folks and Daryl Folks Operations Manager Donald Jackson Event Coordinator Liz Marshall Project Manager Miguel Gonzalez Business Development / Marketing Director Schedule of Events Scot Harden email: [email protected] THURSDAY, JUNE 25 phone: 951-491-1819 8:00-9:OO AM Registration, 8:30-9:30 Tech, 9:30 Staging, 9:45 Escort Course Marshals Qualifying for Class 6100 ONLY Jim Glimp - Charla Glimp APEX, NV Communication Coordinator 10:00-11:00 AM Registration, 10:30-11:30 Tech, Keith Purmal 11:30 Staging, 11:45 Escort Scoring Qualifying for Trick Truck & Class 1500 ONLY Art Verling - Colleen Verling - Julia Sahlstrom APEX, NV Anna Lewis - John Minnick - Viki Minnick Start / Finish Line Coordinators FRIDAY, JUNE 26 Doc Lippmann - Casey Dallaire 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Finish Line Announcer (Ford Mesa) Drivers/Riders Registration, Railhead, Boulder Station George Antill Please follow the schedule! 8am-9am – Class 1000, 1100, 1200, 2000, 3000, 4400, 7300 Drivers / Riders Registration Liz Marshall - Julia Sahlstrom - Kathie Landers 9am – 10am – UTV Production Kristy Jackson - Christy Sahlstrom 10am-11am – UTV Turbo Colleen Verling Noon – 1pm – 5000, 6000, 6200, 7200, 8000, 8100 1pm – 2pm – Jeepspeeds (all), UTV Unlimited, UTV Sportsman Media Registration 2pm – 3pm – All Motorcycle & Quads, Any teams that didn’t make their time Anna Lewis 3pm – 4pm – All Motorcycle & Quads, Any teams that didn’t make their time Car / Truck Technical Inspectors Darryl Putman - Scott Freebarin 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Lynn Jackson - Andy Studer Car – Truck – Motorcycle – Quad – UTV, North Parking Lot Contingency Inspection & Technical Inspection, Boulder Station Motorcycle / Quad Tech Inspector Jeff Landers MANDATORY Drivers/Riders/Pit Crew Meeting Stop Check Captains Prerecorded video will be posted Friday morning Jeff and Kathie Landers Please make sure to watch it before Saturday Morning Medical Director SATURDAY, JUNE 27 – RACE DAY Dr. Fredrick (Doc) Lippmann, M.D. First Aid Coordinator 4:45 AM David Nehrbass - Motorsports Safety Solutions Motorcycle / Quad Staging Car / Truck Contingency 5:30 AM Cyndie Parks - Pam Giltner 1st Professional Motorcycle Starts Roxanne Hoffman - Dustin Hoffman 10:O0 AM Media Directors Car / Truck / UTV Staging Don Fall (email: [email protected]) and Russ Turner 11:30 AM Program Publisher & Advertising Opportunities: 1st Professional Car/Truck/UTV Starts Fall Advertising - (619) 742-9977 SUNDAY, JUNE 28 Front Cover Photo: No Scheduled Events – Drive home safe! Sam Berri earned the Class 1500 victory at this year’s Laughlin Desert Classic – Photo by Daniel Curiel Photographic 2 COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOL MESSAGE IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 GUIDELINES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR EVENT EXPO: HEALTH SAFETY MEASURES, BEST IN THE DESERT IS ADOPTING • DISPLAY/VENDOR STANDS WILL BE OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE THE FOLLOWING PROTOCOLS REGARDING ITS RACE OPERATIONS. WITH LOCAL HEALTH STANDARDS. THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WE KINDLY REQUEST THAT EVERYONE FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES PER DISPLAY/VENDOR AREA WILL BE LIMITED IN ACCORDANCE CLOSELY. OUR ABILITY TO HOLD FUTURE RACING EVENTS DEPENDS ON WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES. VENDORS MUST HAVE HOW CLOSELY WE ADHERE TO THESE REQUIREMENTS: HAND SANITIZER AT THEIR WORK AREAS. • UNNECESSARY PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES WILL BE ELIMINATED. OVERALL EVENT PROTOCOL: NO AUTOGRAPH SESSIONS, KIDS ACTIVITIES, LARGE CEREMONIES • IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS SUCHS AS A FEVER, COUGH, OR GROUP PRESENTATIONS ARE TO BE HELD IN EVENT EXPO SHORTNESS OF BREATH OR FATIGUE, PLEASE STAY HOME. • WHILE ON SITE AT THE EVENT, FACEMASKS ARE TO BE WORN AT TECH/CONTINGENCY: ALL TIMES • AN ARM BANDED RACER MUST BE WITH THE VEHICLE GOING • PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING - STAND 6 FEET APART THROUGH TECH • USE HAND SANITIZER AND WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN • TECH AND EVENT EXPO ON JUNE 26. 3 LINES WILL BE SET UP TO • PARK NO LESS THAN 10 FEET FROM YOUR NEIGHBOR DIVIDE CARS/TRUCKS - UTV’S- MOTORCYCLE/QUADS. AT THE EXIT • IF YOU ARE CONSIDERED HIGH RISK, CONSIDER GOING HOME AND OF TECH, ALL 3 LINES WILL MERGE INTO 1 FOR TRANSPONDER COME BACK AND VISIT US WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO CHECK AT TIMING TRAILER. • WHEN NOT RACING, PLEASE REMAIN IN YOUR PIT AREA • ALL CAR/TRUCK AND UTV’S WILL TRAILER THROUGH EVENT EXPO • DON’T ROAM OR VISIT NEIGHBORS, USE YOUR PHONE FOR THAT. AND TECH AREA EXCEPT THOSE THAT ARE IN ENCLOSED TRAILERS. • LEAVE NO TRACE. TAKE YOUR TRASH HOME WITH YOU. THOSE WILL OFFLOAD AND DRIVE THROUGH TECH USING SAME • DON’T TOUCH YOUR FACE LINE AS TRAILERED VEHICLES. • ALL MOTORCYCLE/QUADS WILL DRIVE THROUGH EVENT EXPO AND TIME TRIALS: TECH AREA IN THEIR SUPPORT TRUCKS EXCEPT THOSE THAT ARE • TIME TRIALS ON THURSDAY, JUNE 25. ALL 6100, 1500 AND TRICK IN ENCLOSED TRAILERS. THOSE WILL OFFLOAD AND DRIVE TRUCKS THAT ATTEND TIME TRIALS WILL COMPLETE A FULL TECH THROUGH TECH USING SAME LINE AS SUPPORT VEHICLES. INSPECTION AND WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND TECH AND • CONTINGENCY FORMS ARE POSTED ON WEBSITE AND WILL ALSO EVENT EXPO ON FRIDAY, JUNE 26. BE EMAILED TO DRIVER OF RECORD. WE REQUEST THOSE BACK BY THURSDAY, JUNE 18, SO WE CAN CAN PROVIDE THE PROPER REGISTRATION: DECALS INSIDE THE FINAL REGISTRATION PACKET. • REGISTRATION ON JUNE 26. DESIGNATED TIMES FOR CLASS WILL https://bitd.com/race-event/2020-silver-state-300/ BE SETUP AND WE ASK KINDLY THAT YOU DO YOUR BEST TO PLEASE ADHERE TO THOSE DESIGNATED TIMES DRIVERS’ / RIDERS’ MEETING: • MANDATORY DRIVERS’ MEETING WILL BE A PRERECORDED VIDEO • REGISTRATION TIMES: POSTED TO BEST IN THE DESERT FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM ON 8AM - 9AM – CLASS 1000, 1100, 1200, 2000, 3000, 4400, 7300 FRIDAY MORNING. PLEASE COMMENT WITH ANY QUESTIONS, AND 9AM - 10AM – UTV PRODUCTION WE WILL ANSWER THEM AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN 11AM - Noon – UTV TURBO Noon - 1PM – CLASS 5000, 6000, 6200, 7200, 8000, 8100 AWARDS: 1PM - 2PM – JEEPSPEEDS (all), UTV UNLIMITED, UTV SPORTSMAN • AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE PODIUM FINISH LINE ON 2PM - 3PM – ALL MOTORCYCLES & QUADS, ANY TEAMS THAT DID SATURDAY, JUNE 27 NOT MAKE THEIR SCHEDULED TIME • PLEASE BRING A SMALL CREW WITH YOU. PARENTS ARE ALLOWED 3PM - 4PM – ALL MOTORCYCLES & QUADS, ANY TEAMS THAT DID TO ACCOMPANY MINORS. NOT MAKE THEIR SCHEDULED TIME HOTEL GUIDELINES: • IF YOU WERE UNABLE TO COME WITH YOUR TEAM, YOU CAN COME • ANYONE ENTERING THE HOTEL/CASINO WILL BE THERMALLY AT ANYTIME TO PICK UP YOUR ARMBAND. SCANNED. ANYONE WITH A TEMPERATURE ABOVE 100.3° F WILL BE • IF YOU NEED PIT CREW ARMBANDS AND DO NOT WANT TO COME MADE TO WAIT 5-8 MINUTES AND WILL BE SCANNED AGAIN. INSIDE, PLEASE SEE ROXANNE AT TECH. SHE WILL ONLY HAVE PIT • THEY ASK THAT YOU WEAR A FACE MASK AND WILL HAVE THEM CREW BANDS, NO RACER ARMBANDS. AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR • PLEASE BRING A SMALL CREW WITH YOU. ONLY THOSE NEEDING • PLEASE LISTEN TO THE SECURITY AND HOTEL STAFF. WE WANT TO ARMBANDS SHOULD BE COMING INSIDE TO REGISTRATION. FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES THEY HAVE SET IN PLACE AND WANT TO PARENTS ARE ALLOWED TO ACCOMPANY MINORS. BE ALLOWED BACK. • PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN PEN IF YOU NEED TO SIGN ANYTHING • FOLLOW THE 6 FEET SOCIAL DISTANCING RECOMMENDATIONS. 3 Class 6100 race start action from this year’s Laughlin Desert Classic. Photo by Daniel Curiel Photographic 4 Welcome to the VT Construction SILVER STATE 300 Presented by Polaris RZR Dear Off-Road Racing Community, The entire Best In The Desert staff welcomes you back to doing what we all love – Off-Road Racing! While waiting for the opportunity to race again, our staff has been busy getting ready, making plans, and setting up new guidelines that make Best In The Desert racing both exciting and safe at the same time. First – great news - the VT Construction Silver State 300 brought to you by Polaris RZR IS HERE. We’ve retooled the rest of the year to get in as many races as possible to complete the 2020 season. Here are the latest updates: The 2020 Maxxis Tires “Casey Folks” Vegas to Reno Presented by Fox will take place as planned on Aug. 12-15, 2020. It will be the biggest and best Vegas to Reno race ever held with an all-new start near Beatty and 60 miles of racecourse not used in several years. The Jagged X National Desert Cup Presented by Quantum Motorsports will replace the Battle Born 250 and take place on Sept. 25-27, 2020. The Battle Born 250 has been dropped from the 2020 schedule. The 2020 BlueWater Desert Challenge will be held on Oct 22-25, 2020 pending the reopening of the Blue Water Resort. This race will close out the 2020 Best In The Desert race season and the Maxxis Triple Crown. Best In The Desert is implementing the following social distancing precautions at the VT Construction Silver State 300 Presented by Polaris RZR to ensure that events stay safe for everyone involved: • Registration will have scheduled times per class to register and will be limited to only those racers who need armbands and parents to minors. • Contingency will have a new format n place to avoid direct contact with our contingency team. • Tech will also be a new format. • The driver’s meeting will be held virtually via Facebook Live. Not as a face-to-face group meeting. • Trophies will be presented at the finish line at the Ford Mesa. Our goal is to make certain that your experience with us is nothing short of exceptional and safe. We strive to ensure that your participation and enthusiasm for the sport of off-road racing meets the professionalism you expect and deserve. Be safe, have fun and Welcome Back to Off-Road Racing at its finest. 5 28x10.00R14 / 30x10.00R14 / 32x10.00R14 29x9.50R15 / 32x10.00R15 6 28x10.00R14